Railroad-tie



D. M. HARTER.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24.1919.

1,319,956. Patented Oct. 28,1919.

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RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 28, 1919.

Application filed July 24, 1919. Serial No. 313,026.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL M. HARTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and State of California, have invented a new and useful Railroad-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a railroad tie, and one object of the invention is to provide a well balanced tie which will maintain a hold upon the ballast.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tie the constituent parts of which may be separated readily for renewal, and

to facilitate the process of manufacture.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description procoeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in top plan, a tie constructed in accordance with the invention, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 shows the tie in side elevation, parts being broken away; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

The tie forming the subject matter of this application preferably is made of metal throughout and includes a base 1 in the form of an I-beam including a web 2 and continuous flanges along the edges of the web, the flanges upstanding above the web, as shown at 3, and depending below the web as shown at 4.

The invention comprises, further, an upper member 5 in the form of an inverted trough including a top 6, sides 7, and feet 8 extended outwardly from the sides, the feet being in the form of flanges co-extensive in length with the sides 7 of the upper member. The feet 8 rest on the web 2 of the base 1 and fit closely between the upstanding portions 8 of the flanges of the web. The top 6 of the upper member is provided with outstanding continuous lips or flanges 9, supplied with openings 10 adapted to receive means whereby railroad rails may be attached to the device. Securing elements, such as bolts 11 connect the feet 8 of the upper member 5 with the web 2 of the base 1.

The tie is so constructed that it may be made readily out of standard shapes. The dependlng portions 4 of the flanges on the base 1 engage the ballast and aid in holdmg the tie in place, although the depending flange portions 4 of the flanges may be omitted if desired. The tie is so constructed that a shifting of the ballast with respect to the tie will be avoided. The cavity 12 1n the tie, defined by the base 1 and the upper member 5 may be filled wholly or in part with ballast if desired. Bolts may be passed through the openings 10 and through an ordinary rail clamp, the shoulder of the clamp resting against the flange of the rail, the lip of the clamp projecting over the flange of the rail, and the bolt being tightened. The rail thus will be held firmly to the tie, but the rail may still expand and contract.

Having thus described the what is claimed is A railroad tie comprising a base in the form of an I-beam including a web and flanges upstanding above and depending below the web; an inverted trough-shape upper member comprising a top, sides, and feet extended outwardly from the sides,the feet fitting between the upstanding portions of the flanges and resting on the web, the top having outstanding lips provided with openlngs adapted to receive rail attaching means; and securing devices connecting the feet of the upper member with the Web ofthe base.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL M. HARTER.

invention,

Witnesses:

VIo'roR A. RoBINsoN, GEORGE L. BROCKMAN.

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Washington, D. 0." 

